Xmas in Italian Opera·The Sounds of Spotify at Xmas

  1. La Gioconda / Act 3: Dance Of The Hours

    Amilcare Ponchielli, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi

    02:42

  2. La Vergine Degli Angeli

    Pink Martini, Giuseppe Verdi

    03:13

  3. Les pêcheurs de perles, WD 13 / Act 1: "Au fond du temple saint"

    Georges Bizet, Luciano Pavarotti, Nicolai Ghiaurov, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Robin Stapleton

    05:23

  4. La traviata, Act 1: Libiamo Ne'lieti Calici

    Jussi Björling, Hjordis Schymberg

    02:55

  5. Traditional / Arr. Cullen: The Holly and the Ivy

    Traditional, Kiri Te Kanawa, Michael George, Coventry Cathedral Choir, Lichfield Cathedral Choir, BBC Philharmonic, Robin Stapleton

    02:56

  6. Caruso

    The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Robin Stapleton

    05:06

  7. Anonymous / Arr. Cullen: Coventry Carol

    Anonymous, Kiri Te Kanawa, Coventry Cathedral Choir, Lichfield Cathedral Choir, BBC Philharmonic, Robin Stapleton

    04:11

  8. Gruber: Silent Night

    Franz Xaver Gruber, Kiri Te Kanawa, Coventry Cathedral Choir, Lichfield Cathedral Choir, BBC Philharmonic, Robin Stapleton

    03:15

  9. Cummings & Mendelssohn / Arr. Cullen: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (After Mendelssohn's Gutenberg Cantata, WoO 9, MWV D4)

    Felix Mendelssohn, William Hayman Cummings, Kiri Te Kanawa, Michael George, Coventry Cathedral Choir, Lichfield Cathedral Choir, BBC Philharmonic, Robin Stapleton

    02:49

  10. Holst / Arr. Cullen: 3 Hymns for the English Hymnal: No. 1, In the Bleak Mid-Winter

    Gustav Holst, Kiri Te Kanawa, Michael George, Coventry Cathedral Choir, Lichfield Cathedral Choir, BBC Philharmonic, Robin Stapleton

    04:23

  11. Scheidt / Arr. Cullen: O Little One Sweet (After "Jesulein süss" from Tabulatur-Buch)

    Samuel Scheidt, Coventry Cathedral Choir, Lichfield Cathedral Choir, BBC Philharmonic, Robin Stapleton

    04:26

  12. Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H 130: The Shepherds' Farewell

    Hector Berlioz, Coventry Cathedral Choir, Lichfield Cathedral Choir, BBC Philharmonic, Robin Stapleton

    04:38

  13. Hear Each Other's Voices (O Holy Night)

    Sasha Lazard, Marnie Breckenridge

    04:20

  14. Joubert / Arr. Cullen: Torches, Op. 7a

    John Joubert, Michael George, BBC Philharmonic, Robin Stapleton

    01:31

  15. Rigoletto, Act 3: "La donna è mobile"

    Giuseppe Verdi, Jussi Björling, Kurt Bendix, Stockholm Royal Court Orchestra

    02:22

  16. Turandot, Act 3: "Nessun dorma"

    Giacomo Puccini, Jussi Björling, Erich Leinsdorf, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma

    03:24

  17. Cantata Oh di Betlemme altera povertà for soprano, 2 violins, viola, and continuo / I. Introduzione (allegro-pastorale)

    Alessandro Scarlatti, Masques

    01:46

  18. Sinfonia pastorale per il santissimo natale di nostro Jesu "Christmas Symphony": I. Adagio

    Gaetano Maria Schiassi, Alun Francis, Northwest Chamber Orchestra

    02:01

  19. A La Nanita Nana

    Marnie Breckenridge

    04:13

  20. Mattinata

    Ruggero Leoncavallo, Jussi Björling, Sven Nyblom

    02:07

  21. Mary´s Boy Child

    Jester Hairston, Adam Plachetka, Kühn Mixed Choir, Symphony Masters, Marek Vorlíček, Adam Klemens, Peter Binder

    03:32

  22. En Aranjuez con tu amor

    Joaquín Rodrigo, Stefan Margita, Symphony Masters, Adam Klemens, Peter Binder

    03:53

  23. Joy to the World (Arr. Cullen)

    Lowell Mason, Robin Stapleton, Michael George, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Coventry Cathedral Choir, Lichfield Cathedral Choir

    01:44

  24. Ave Maria (Version 2)

    Percy Kahn, Richard Tauber, Studio Chorus, Henry Geehl

    03:11

  25. In Dulci Jubilo

    Traditional Germany, Robin Stapleton, Kiri Te Kanawa, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Coventry Cathedral Choir, Lichfield Cathedral Choir

    02:50

  26. Holiday Inn: White Christmas

    Irving Berlin, Richard Tauber, Studio Chorus, Anonymous, Henry Geehl

    02:53

  27. O Tannenbaum

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Jouko Harjanne, Kiri Te Kanawa, Robin Stapleton

    02:30

  28. Ave Maria

    The Kisslcats, Gioachino Rossini

    01:46

  29. Mass, Op. 12, FWV 61: V. Panis Angelicus

    César Franck, Stefan Margita, Kateřina Kněžíková, Kühn Mixed Choir, Symphony Masters, Marek Vorlíček, Adam Klemens, Peter Binder

    03:34

  30. Ave Maria

    Kantorei Fichtelgebirge, Das große Klassik Orchester, Gioachino Rossini

    01:46

  31. II. Adagio

    Concerto Armonico, Paolo Grazzi, Alfredo Bernardini, Tomaso Albinoni, Péter Szűts

    04:36

  32. Good King Wenceslas

    Robin Stapleton, Michael George, Timothy Norris, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Coventry Cathedral Choir, Lichfield Cathedral Choir

    02:28

  33. Toccata - Classical Piano Music

    La Danseuse, Pietro Domenico Paradisi

    01:33

  34. Anvil Chorus

    Fandom, Arr.J.Sprangers, Giuseppe Verdi

    03:32

  35. II. Adagio

    Alfredo Bernardini, Concerto Armonico, Tomaso Albinoni, Péter Szűts, Paolo Grazzi

    02:50

  36. Santa Lucia Luntana, Op. 36

    Francesco Paolo Tosti, Rodolfo Falvo, Gioachino Rossini, Ernesto de Curtis, Gionani De Curtis, Luigi Campese, Francesco Mangieri, Tito Mamlio, Salvatore Cardillo, Giovanni Gaeta

    04:43

  37. Handel: Joy To The World

    George Frideric Handel, Joan Sutherland, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

    01:53

  38. Concerto - Adagio In G Minor

    Tomaso Albinoni

    08:46

  39. Adagio (From Concerto a cinque Op. 9, No. 2 In D Minor)

    Reinhold Friedrich, Tomaso Albinoni, Budapest Strings

    04:23

  40. Sancta Maria

    Pietro Mascagni, Katherine Jenkins

    03:49

  41. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

    Richard Storrs Willis, Joan Sutherland, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Richard Bonynge

    02:46

  42. O Tannenbaum

    BBC Philharmonic, Jouko Harjanne, Kiri Te Kanawa, Robin Stapleton

    02:30

  43. Traditional / Arr. Cullen: The Holly and the Ivy

    Kiri Te Kanawa, Michael George, Coventry Cathedral Choir, Lichfield Cathedral Choir, BBC Philharmonic, Robin Stapleton

    02:56

  44. Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves - "Va pensiero"

    Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Giuseppe Verdi, Bulgarian National Choir, Georgi Robev

    05:19

  45. Viva Italia! - Maria Mari! - Mama - Chiantilied - La Donna e Mobile - Vieni sul Mar

    Cesare Andrea Bixio, Luigi Cherubini, Gerhard Winkler, Jeffrey Siegel, Eduardo di Capua, André Rieu, Giuseppe Verdi, William Russo

    09:38

  46. Silent Night, Holy Night

    Organ & Chorus, Strings, Harp, Beniamino Gigli, Rainaldo Zamboni

    02:34

  47. Adeste Fideles

    Rainaldo Zamboni, Organ & Chorus, Beniamino Gigli, Harp, Strings

    02:47